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Central Malay

Central Malay is an Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore.

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Central Malay · 1.9°N 103.0°E

Written down

سموا مأنسي دلاهيركن بيبس دان سامرات دري سڬي كموليأن دان حق٢. مريك ممڤوڽاي ڤميكيرن دان ڤراسأن هاتي دان هندقله برتيندق د انتارا ساتو سام لائن دڠن سماڠت ڤرساودارأن.

Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR in Unicode).

Words in Central Malay

MeaningWordRomanization
personoraN*
namenama*
eyemata*
earteliNa*
nosehiduN*
toothgigi*
tonguelidah*
handtaNan*
blooddarah*
bonetulaN*
skinkulit*
kneelutut*
breastdada*
liverhati*
waterair*
fireapi*
sunmatahari*
starbintaN*
stonebatu*
mountaingunuN*
treepoko7*
leafdaun*
nightmalam*
doganjiN*
fishikan*
lousekutu*
onesatu*
twodua*
Isaya*
youanda*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.

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